[09/24/12 - 08:47 AM]"The NFL on CBS" Earns Highest Rating of the Weekend with Houston/Denver and Pittsburgh/OaklandCBS spins the numbers for Sunday, September 23.

[via press release from CBS]

"THE NFL ON CBS" EARNS HIGHEST RATING OF THE WEEKEND WITH HOUSTON/DENVER AND PITTSBURGH/OAKLAND

CBS Sports' coverage of THE NFL ON CBS on Sunday, Sept. 23, Houston-Denver and Pittsburgh-Oakland, earned an overnight household rating/share of 14.9/27, up 10% from last year's 13.6/26 (Denver-Green Bay; high coverage game in week 4).

The 14.9/27 is the highest rating in the metered markets on all Networks for the NFL weekend.

CBS's early regional coverage scored an 11.4/23, up 23% from last year's 9.3/20 (Kansas City-New Orleans, Cincinnati-Washington, New York Jets-Miami, Jacksonville-Indianapolis, Buffalo-Cleveland).